Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-01-04

Dali Times and the HolfdSys-What
the Mill Company Are Doing and
Intend 60 do-Public school Mat.
ters-Umion District Mines, Etc.
MINERAL HILL, New, Jan. /, 1887.
EDITOR SENTINEL: Notwithstanding
the dull times prevailing in this camp at
the present time. the holidays passed off In
the usual orthodox manner, and although
the festivities were not on q par with the
Eastern States, yet all seemed to enjoy
themselves and good fellowship prevailed
all around. This is the day whom topers
usually swear off, and firmly resolve to
turn over a new leaf for the New Year and
mend their ways. We hear Of n or two
here who have formed . resolution to that
effect, and we trust they may succeed.
The mill here has closed down for the
Winter, after having made a very success
full seasons run. It 10 the intention OF
the company to resume operations again by
the first OF March If possible, and as the
scarcity OF water was the main cause OF
the suspension Of operations this Winter.
10 10 proposed to take advantage Of the
water in the Spring and get started 40
early as possible. At the present time.
however, there are but few miners on the
Hill, but it is understood the force will
shortly be augmented. The depression OF
silver has been a serious drawback to this
camp as well az others all over the Coast.
but the managers believe in working their
property for all there is in it, hoping, Of
course, for a rise in the price of silver and
a better margin Of profit. A 70 process
in teaching will be attempted in the Spring,
when, il successful, the portion of the 3d.
600 tons of tailings already run through
the pans will again be worked at q profit.
1t is to be hoped it will be q success.
The public school will reopen again on
Monday with Miss Emma Williams as
teacher. This is the young lady who
taught last season, and gave such general
satisfaction. There 10 now between seven
aud eight hundred dollars in the school
fund of this district, and the children
will lave q better opportunity TO have
their minds trained to shoot in the
proper direction this season than for sew
eral years past.
Several large bands OF sheep have been
grazed ON the ranges in this vicinity this
Fall, and to say that the cattle and horse
men are mad thereat would be drawing IL
mild. Their cattle have been driven in
every direction, and the feed eaten close
to the ground. Consequently most Of the
stock are poor, and many fear they will
not be able to pull through. Contrary to
the general opinion that the present mild
spell is beneficial to stock, q veteran in the
business expressed an opinion a few days
since that this ia just the kind of weather
at this season, most detrimental to the
stock on the ranges. He explained 10 to
the uninitiated, that the present weather
would start the grass sufficient TO make
stock eager for it while there was no sus-
tenance or strength 10 it. and would
make them too weak to stand
the anticipated cold and deep SHOWS OF
January. He said, "If we don't have a
storm in three days, half the cattle will
die before Spring." We did not have
the storm, but for the interest OF the cat
tlemen it is to be hoped his prediction
will not come true.
The mines across the range In what 10
known as Union District, are turning out
bat very little ore at present. There were
shipped from the Star mine-one OF the
principal mines in the district-nearly 100
tons of ore to Salt Lake City this Fall,
but for some reason or other 1t did not
prove remunerative. II is said there will
be q furnace erected there in the Spring.
There are large quantsties OF ore In that
camp, and while it might NOT be profitable
to ship ii TO Utah or other points for re-
duction, would yield fair returns IL fur
naces conld he erected and the oTes re-
duced in the camp, which seems the only
rational way of treating low grade ores.
1t ia understood the newly elected JUS